Combination cap nozzle with detachable closing cap for cans



I. F. IVICGARHAHAN. A* COMBINATION CAP NOZZLE WITH DETACHABLE CLOSINGCAP FOR CANS.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I3, 1921. 1,411,573.

` Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

Illmlllli's` HTH @Harnais VUNITED STATES JOHN .'E. MCGARRAHAN, OFCONGRESS PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 J. S. GILES &

PATENT OFFICE.

SONS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION JCAI NOZZLE- WITH DETACHABLE CLOSING CAP FOR CANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

Application led January 13, 1921. Serial No. 436,935.

T 0 all 11i/20m t may concerne.'

Be it known that I, JOHN F. MCGARRA- HAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Congress Park, in the county of Cook, StateofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombination Cap Nozzles with Detachable Closing Caps for Cans, oi' whichthe following is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon Theinventionrelates to new and useful improvements in a combined cap nozzlewith a detachable closing cap for cans, and more particularlyto acombined ca nozzle and closing cap which may be use not only as anorlginal package but which may also be used for dispensing the contentsof the package.

An object of the invention is to provide a can with a combined closingcap and a nozzle carrying ca which latter may be attached to the c osingcap after it has been secured to the can. y-A further object of theinvention is to provide a combined closing cap and nozzle carrying capwherein the closing capiis -provided with'a tapered sleeve adapted toreceive the nozzle of the nozzle carrying cap and friction'ally grip thesame so ,that the nozzle carrying cap may be attached to and shippedwith the can which is closed by the closing cap. I

A still further object of the invention is to provide a construction ofthe above character wherein the sleeve on the securing cap servesalso-the function'of holding the abutted edges of the nozzle in closeContact so that itis not necessary to solder the side seam of thenozzle.

Another object of the invention is to provide'a cap of the 'abovecharacter wherein the nozzle is secured -to its carrying cap by seaminginstead of soldering'.

In the drawings, which showby way of illustration one embodiment of theinvention Figure l is a side View of a can having .attached thereto mycombined closing cap and nozzle carrying cap;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view onv4 the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the canwith the nozzle carrying cap applied thereto and through the securingcap which is attached to the nozzle;

Figfi is a perspective view of the nozzle as detached from the carryingcap.

I have preferably shown my invention as applied to a can which may beused for shipping and dispensing oil, and said can consists of acylindrical body portionl havinga closing end 2 which terminates in athreaded neck 3. The can is adapted to be closed lby a closing cap 4which isformed with a thread in the usual manner and is adapted toengagethe thread 3 on the can proper. This closing cap is adapted to beremoved/'from the can and a nozzle carrying cap attached to the can.Said nozzle carrying cap is indicated at 5 in the drawings, and said capis of similar construction to the cap 4, that is, it is provided with athread adapted to engage the thread on the can" body proper.

The closing cap 4 is provided with n' tapered sleeve 6. This taperedsleeve 6 is soldered to the closing cap proper, as indicated at 7--7 inFig. 2. The nozzle carrying cap 5 is provided with a central openingthrough which is inserted a nozzle 8. This nozzle 8 is tapered so as toconform in shape to the tapered sleeve 6. Said nozzle is preferablyformed by rolling the metalinto the proper tapered shape with the sideedges 9 of the nozzle abutted. At the lower end the nozzle is providedwith a flange 10 which is formed intoy a doubleseam with the an e 11 onthe nozzle carrying cap. Thus t e nozzle is secured to the nozzlecarrying cap by seeming, as distinguished from soldering, which makes avery quick way of securing the nozzle to the cap. The nozzle 8 isadapted tov be insertedinto the sleeve 6 and forced in until the sleevefrictionally grips the nozzle. `When in this position, the side edges 9will be vforcibly brought into abutting 'engagementand so no solder isnecessary, for closing the side seam of the nozzle.

My improved combined closing cap and A lclosing cap is first placed onthe can and the which ,wil1 screw the vcap down with a uniform pressure-and bring about a perfect closing which cannot be accomplished by handmeans. I After the cap has been secured onthe can and thepackage closed,then the nozzle is inserted in the sleeve 6 and forced in until ittightly grips the same. This nozzle becomes a part of the package andmay be shi ped therewith as a unit. The nozzle exten s to the right andleft of the sleeve, as shownin Figs.vl and 3, and also serves as a meansfor turning off the closing cap.

When the nozzle is being used on the can, the closing cap remainson thenozzle and holds the side edges of the nozzle firmly in contact and`vvhendesired the nozzle carry'- ing cap may be lremoved and the can"temporarily closed by the closing cap.-v 'The closing cap is preferablyprovided With a sealing disk which is omitted from the drawings for thesake of clearness.

It is obvious that minor chan s in the details of construction may be mae without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in theappended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Thecombination of acan, a closing ap 'l therefor, a nozzle carrying cap,and means on said closing cap detachably engaging said nozzle forpermltting the assem ly o said caps after said closing cap has beenscrewed Aonto the can.

2. The combination oi a can, a closing cap therefor, a nozzley carryingcap, sald closin cap having a tapered `sleeve rlgidlyV securedtheretoand adapted to receive and grip the nozzle ofthe nozzle carryingcap.

3. The combination of a can, a closing cap therefor,A a hozzle carryingcap havin al nozzleattached thereto with the? side e ges of the metalforming the nozzle in abutted relation to eachother, said closingcaphav-V ing a tapered sleeve adapted to receive the nozzle and firmly gripthe same and force.

said abutted edges of the nozzle into close contact with each other.

4. The combination of a. can, aclosing cap.

50 therefor, a nozzle carrying 'cap,"me'ans for detachably securing saidnozzle .to the closing cap, said nozzle. carrying cap having the nozzlesecured thereto `by seaming.

5. The combination of a can,.a closingcap and a cap having a nozzle, andmeans for detachably holding said caps'inassembled relation by means ofsaid nozzle.

In testimony whereof, I aix my vsignature.

JOHN F. MeGAn'RAHAN.

